Malaysia morning news for May 15

Malaysia morning news for May 15

Malaysia’s Sabah-Sarawak pipeline shut for repairs – sources Malaysia’s state oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd has temporarily shut the Sabah-Sarawak pipeline that feeds gas to its liquefied natural gas (LNG) complex at Bintulu […]

Malaysia morning news for May 14

Malaysia morning news for May 14

Global investors are losing patience with Malaysia A year after Malaysia’s historic election, public euphoria surrounding the new government has evaporated. And investors are losing patience too. — The Star Online Penang to trim state […]

Malaysia morning news for May 13

Malaysia morning news for May 13

Malaysia’s economy received RM84b from tourists Malaysia collected RM84.1 billion in overall tourism receipts last year, its highest ever while China tourists’ expenditure make up RM12.3 billion of the total. — New Straits Times Malaysia […]

Malaysia morning news for May 10

Malaysia morning news for May 10

Malaysian PM Says No Timetable for Handing over Power A year after his election victory, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has defended his government’s record but gave no timetable for handing over power to his […]

Malaysia morning news for May 9

Malaysia morning news for May 9

One Year in, Mahathir Gets Mixed Result on Malaysian Economy A year after a shock election win, Malaysia’s government is fighting perceptions that its management of the economy deserves poor marks. — The Edge Markets […]

Malaysia morning news for May 8

Malaysia morning news for May 8

Finance minister: Malaysia embracing digital technology in bid to become high-income nation Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said Malaysia is embracing digital technology especially 5G as a launching pad to become a high-income nation. — […]

Malaysia morning news for May 7

Malaysia morning news for May 7

Penang International Airport arrivals at record high as direct flights climb Arrivals at Penang International Airport (PIA) reached an all-time high of 7.79 million passengers last year as a result of more direct flights to […]

Malaysia morning news for May 6

Malaysia morning news for May 6

Malaysia on right track to regaining Asian Tiger status: Lim Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng is confident that Malaysia is on the right track to strengthen its economy and fiscal status by 2021, leading the […]

Malaysia morning news for May 3

Malaysia morning news for May 3

Malaysia not under US visa waiver programme – Foreign Ministry A news portal has wrongly stated that Malaysia is listed under the United States visa waiver programme, according to the Foreign Ministry. To date, it […]

Malaysia morning news for May 2

Malaysia morning news for May 2

Govt allocating significant resources to support SME growth, technological adoption The Pakatan Harapan (PH) government is holding to its 14th General Election’s (GE14) pledges since its historic win nearly a year ago by allocating significant […]

Malaysia morning news for May 1

Malaysia morning news for May 1

Over 30% increase in unsold residential properties in Malaysia The year-on-year residential overhang in Malaysia increased to 32,313 units valued at RM19.86bil in 2018, an increase of 30.6% in volume and 27% in value, according […]

Malaysia morning news for April 30

Malaysia morning news for April 30

Guan Eng: RM550m soft loan and RM100m grant for independent oil palm smallholders The government, yesterday, announced RM550 million soft loan at two per cent repayment rate to independent smallholders to replant their unproductive oil […]